Tewodros II
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Tewodros II was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. His rule is often placed as the beginning of modern Ethiopia and brought an end to the decentralized Zemene Mesafint.
Tewodros II depicted in Histoire de l'Ethiopie d'Axoum à la révolution
Tewodros II seal
Italian depiction of Ras Kassa c. 1850
Emperor Tewodros II supervising crossing of the Blue Nile
Prince Alemayehu
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Dejazmatch Alemayehu Simyen Tewodoros, was the son of Emperor Tewodros II and Empress Tiruwork Wube of Ethiopia.
Tewodros II
…family did not help their marital relationship. The marriage was very far from a happy one, and was extremely stormy. They did have a son, Dejazmatch Alemayehu Tewodros, whom the Emperor adored and whom he regarded as his heir. By October 1862, Emperor Tewodros' position as ruler had become precarious, much of Ethiopia…
Prince Alemayehu as a young man. Photograph by Edward Hall Speight of Rugby.
Prince Alemayehu, as photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron at the Isle of Wight in 1868